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Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President Greets People on Independence Day Eve
The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has greeted the people of our country on the joyous occasion of Independence Day. In a message, he said that we salute our valiant freedom fighters whose sacrifices brought freedom to our country from oppressive colonial rule. Let us resolve this Independence Day to strive towards building a New India by eliminating poverty, illiteracy and corruption, he added.
Following is the text of Vice President’s message:
“I extend my warm greetings and good wishes to the people of our country on the joyous occasion of our Independence Day.
On this auspicious occasion, let us take pride in the remarkable progress achieved by our nation in various fields and salute our valiant freedom fighters whose sacrifices brought freedom to our country from oppressive colonial rule.
Let us resolve this Independence Day to strive towards building a New India by eliminating poverty, illiteracy and corruption and realizing the dreams of the Father of the Nation and other valiant freedom fighters by achieving the cherished goals of prosperity, equality and dignity for every citizen of India.
As India marches ahead as one of the fastest growing economies in the world, every citizen should work towards upholding the country’s civilizational values and strengthening its unity and integrity.”
Ministry of Home Affairs
Terrorist Activities
The number of the terrorist incidents, the number of security force personnel martyred and the number of civilians who lost their life in terrorist incidents in the hinterland of the country and in Jammu and Kashmir during the years 2014 to 2020 is as below:
 Hinterland of the country
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Year
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No. of terrorist incidents
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No. of Security Force personnel Martyred
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No. of Civilians who lost their lives
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2014
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03
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-
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04
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2015
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01
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04
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03
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2016
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01
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07
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|
01
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2017
|
|
-
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-
|
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-
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2018
|
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01
|
|
-
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03
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2019
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-
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-
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-
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2020
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-
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-
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-
 Jammu & Kashmir
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Year
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No. of terrorist incidents
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No. of Security Force personnel Martyred
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No. of Civilians who lost their lives
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2014
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222
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47
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28
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2015
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208
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39
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17
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2016
|
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322
|
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82
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15
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|
2017
|
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342
|
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80
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|
40
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2018
|
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614
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91
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39
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2019
|
|
594
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80
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39
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2020
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244
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62
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37
In furtherance of its zero tolerance policy towards terrorism, Government has taken various steps which include, inter-alia, strengthening of legal framework, streamlining of intelligence mechanism, setting up of National Investigation Agency  for investigation and prosecution of terror related cases, having various hubs of National Security Guards , stepping up border and coastal security, modernization of police forces and capacity building of state police forces, robust international cooperation and designation of individuals and entities as terrorists etc
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri G. Kishan Reddy in a written reply to question in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Education
Union Education Minister chairs a high-level review meeting on various schemes and programmes of Education Ministry
Union Minister of Education Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' today chaired a high-level review meeting on various schemes and programmes of Education Ministry. Secretary, HE Shri Amit Khare, Secretary, SE, Smt Anita Karwal and senior officials of the Ministry attended the meeting.
Union Minister Shri Pokhriyal directed UGC to ensure all scholarships, fellowships are disbursed in time and to start a helpline for the same. He also directed that all the grievances of the students be redressed immediately.
A seminal decision was made to start technical education, especially Engineering courses imparting education in mother tongue will be opened from next academic year. A few IIT and NIT are being short listed for the same.
Minister said that all the officials of the Ministry are working on to ensure proper implementation of National Education Policy, with an aim to achieve holistic development of students and transformation of Education system in the country
It was decided that National Testing Agency will come out with the syllabus for competitive examinations after assessment of the existing scenario in various boards. It was also decided that a campaign would be launched by the Education Ministry to seek views from students, parents and teachers on how and when to conduct the exams next year.
Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates the new UP government sworn-in today
PM congratulates the new UP government sworn-in today
(The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Shri Yogi Adityanath, Shri Keshav Prasad Maurya, Shri Dinesh Sharma and all those who took oath today to form the new government in Uttar Pradesh. Expressing immense confidence in the new government the Prime Minister said that there will be record development in UP under the new team and that when UP develops India also develops.
"Congratulations to Yogi Adityanath Ji, Keshav Prasad Maurya Ji, Dinesh Sharma Ji and all those who took oath today. Best wishes for serving UP.
I have immense confidence that this new team will leave no stone unturned in making UP Uttam Pradesh. There will be record development.
Our sole mission and motive is development. When UP develops, India develops. We want to serve UP's youth and create opportunities for them", the Prime Minister said.
Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates NSIL, IN-SPACe and ISRO on the successful launch of heaviest vehicle LVM3
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Indian space agencies/organizations viz, NSIL, IN-SPACe and ISRO on the successful launch of heaviest vehicle LVM3.
The Prime Minister tweeted;
"Congratulations @NSIL_India @INSPACeIND @ISRO on the successful launch of our heaviest launch vehicle LVM3 with 36 OneWeb satellites meant for global connectivity. LVM3 exemplifies Atmanirbharta & enhances India’s competitive edge in the global commercial launch service market."
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Prevention of Stunting Among Children
POSHAN Abhiyaan set up by the Government on 18.12.2017 aims to reduce the level of stunting in children , under-nutrition  in children  and Low Birth Weight at 2% per annum and reduce anaemia among young children , women and adolescent girls at 3% per annum across the country.
The work undertaken under this Mission are ensuring convergence with various other programmes. IT enabled Common Application Software for strengthening service delivery and interventions. Community Mobilization and Awareness Advocacy leading to Jan Andolan – to educate the people on nutritional aspects and Capacity Building of frontline functionaries. As part of implementation, strengthening of the service delivery and intervention through Convergence and use of Technology is a major aspect and NFHS-4 is the baseline for POSHAN Abhiyaan.
This information was given by the Minister of Women and Child Development, SmritiZubinIrani, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Contribution of National Maritime Heritage Complex
In order to showcase India’s rich and diverse maritime heritage, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has envisioned developing a National Maritime Heritage Complex  at Lothal near Ahmedabad. NMHC will comprise of fourteen galleries including a naval gallery highlighting India's maritime heritage from the Harappan times to the present day. Coastal states pavilions displaying the diverse maritime heritage of India's states and union territories will also feature in the complex. A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed with the country of Portugal for cultural collaboration on development of NMHC. Similar MoUs have also been proposed with many other countries with which India has a history of maritime contacts. Around 35% of the construction for Phase I A has been completed so far.
At NMHC importance would be placed on using an educational and entertaining approach that utilises cutting-edge technology to raise awareness of India's maritime heritage. It will inspire visitors towards India’s future maritime endeavours through immersive communication, revealing spaces and interactive technology. The complex is expected to boost tourism in the region and contribute to economic development.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Finance
Supporting Startups in Infrastructure: Workshop organised by DEA and Invest India
A virtual workshop on ‘Supporting Startups in Infrastructure’ was organised by the Department of Economic Affairs , Ministry of Finance, and Invest India today. This workshop was an effort towards mainstream participation of startups in infrastructure, for sustainably and efficiently scaling up public infrastructure delivery. The workshop was chaired by Secretary DEA, Shri Ajay Seth, and with opening remarks from Additional Secretary, DEA, Shri K. Rajaraman. Special addressees included Additional Secretary, DPIIT, Shri Anil Agrawal and MD & CEO, Invest India, Shri Deepak Bagla.
The workshop addressed experiences and success stories of sourcing or having sourced solutions from startups, as well as benefits and challenges of onboarding startups. In this regard, presentations were made by Shri Kunal Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs  and Mission Director, Smart Cities Mission, Shri Roshan Popli, Chief Information Officer, Airports Authority of India, and Dr Neeru Bhooshan, CEO, Pusa Krishi.
Key infrastructure players from the private sector, including startups, also shared experiences of working with innovative solutions in public infrastructure delivery, including within the government. Startup India also presented a framework for enabling ministries and departments to launch their own startup challenges. The workshop was attended by more than 150+ officials from all infrastructure ministries, key PSUs, and senior representatives of private startups.
Shri Seth, Secretary, DEA, in his address emphasised the importance of not to build more but to build smart with smart design to improve ease of access. He said that mainstreaming technology and leveraging analytics in core infrastructure activities such as construction, asset management and mobility, etc., are some of the critical areas where startups and governments can begin to collaborate.
The workshop also saw the launch of a report ‘Driving Innovations in Infrastructure: The Startup Way’, which aims to highlight the importance of accelerating growth in the infrastructure sector by leveraging home grown technologies and solutions. The report is available for public circulation on the Invest India and India Investment Grid websites.
The workshop concluded with an address by Joint Secretary, DEA, Shri. Baldeo Purushartha, reiterating the importance of Infratech and urging ministries and departments to leverage innovations and startups for efficient infrastructure and smart service delivery.
This workshop, organised as part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav  under DEA, was a precursor for an actionable way forward, wherein ministries and departments will work towards launching their own startup challenges in partnership with DEA and Invest India.
Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways transport more than 21.5 lac migrants to their home states through “Shramik Special” trains in 19 days and operate more than 1600 “Shramik Special” trains.
Indian Railways to double the number of Shramik Trains to bring more relief to Migrants. Around 200 trains to run by tonight.
Indian Railways to introduce 200 Time Tabled Daily New trains from June 1, 2020.
The booking will done ONLY online and shall commence in few days. Trains will be non AC. Schedule and trains to be announced soon.
Move is a major relief to migrants all across the country.
Indian Railways plans to double the number of Shramik Trains to bring more relief to Migrants.
In addition to these Shramik Special trains, Indian Railways is going to start 200 new Time Tabled trains from June 1, 2020. The routes and schedule of these trains will be intimated soon.
The booking will ONLY online and shall commence in few days .
Trains will be non AC. No tickets will be sold at any railway station and prospective travellers should not come to the railway station to buy tickets.
Indian Railways appeals to the migrants not to panic. Efforts are being made to ensure that all of them are able to travel to their home states at the earliest.
Efforts will be made such that they will be able to board trains from Railway Station Head on main line which is close to their existing location.
Railways has asked the State Governments to identify and locate these migrants who are walking on roads to go to their home states and transport them to the nearest main line railway station after doing their registration at the nearest district hqrs and give a list of these travellers to the Railway Authorities so that arrangements can be made for their further travel through Shramik specials.
More than 21.5 lac migrants have been transported to their home states through “Shramik Special” trains in 19 days and operated more than 1600 “Shramik Special” trains till 19th May.
Indian Railways appeals to the migrants not to panic . Efforts are being made to ensure that all of them are able to travel to their home states at the earliest.
Ministry of Law and Justice
Fast Track Special Courts under POCSO Act
Department of Justice has started a Centrally Sponsored Scheme in October 2019 for setting up of 1023 Fast Track Special Courts  for expeditious trial and disposal of cases related to rape and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences  Act, in pursuance to the Criminal Law  Act 2018. Initially, the scheme was for 1 year which has beencontinued up to 31.03.2023 at a cost of Rs.1,572.86 crore with central share of Rs.971.70 crore.733 FTSCs including 413 exclusive POCSO Courts are functional in 28 States/UTs .
Centrally Sponsored Scheme for setting up Fast Track Special Courts is operational till 31.03.2023. FTSCs have disposed more than 1,24,000 cases till October, 2022. However, more than 1,93,000 cases are still pending in these courtsandhence, there is a need to extend the Scheme beyond March, 2023. Accordingly, an evaluation study of the Scheme has been taken up as per the instant provisions.
Trial of cases comes under the domain of Judiciary. Lack of proper investigation, insufficient evidences and witnesses, family members, victim, turning hostile etc. are some of the reasons of less conviction under POCSO Act, as per information received from the High Courts.
This information was given by the Minister of Law and Justice, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 603
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 214.92 Crore
More than 14 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 214.92 Crore  today. More than 14 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10414498
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2nd Dose
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10110699
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|
Precaution Dose
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6865728
|
|
FLWs
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1st Dose
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18435523
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|
2nd Dose
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17705508
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Precaution Dose
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13361487
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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40620815
|
|
|
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2nd Dose
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30836454
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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61790416
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|
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2nd Dose
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52641763
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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560881231
|
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2nd Dose
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514230298
|
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Precaution Dose
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75970353
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|
Age Group 45-59 years
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|
1st Dose
|
|
203957652
|
|
2nd Dose
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|
196583904
|
|
Precaution Dose
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40814415
|
|
Over 60 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
127619835
|
|
2nd Dose
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122889367
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Precaution Dose
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43555104
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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1023719970
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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944997993
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Precaution Dose
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180567087
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Total
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2149285050
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 10thSeptember, 2022 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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22
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2nd Dose
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175
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Precaution Dose
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5967
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FLWs
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1st Dose
|
|
62
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2nd Dose
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253
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Precaution Dose
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11920
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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17272
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|
|
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2nd Dose
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38640
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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7792
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|
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2nd Dose
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20062
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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15933
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|
2nd Dose
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|
64140
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Precaution Dose
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747774
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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2562
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2nd Dose
|
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14194
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Precaution Dose
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310355
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
|
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1618
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|
2nd Dose
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9796
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Precaution Dose
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146312
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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45261
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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147260
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Precaution Dose
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1222328
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Total
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1414849
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President arrives in Gujarat on two-day tour; attends Rann Utsav today
The Vice President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar and Dr Sudesh Dhankhar arrived in Kutch, Gujarat today on a two-day tour to the western Indian state. They were welcomed by Shri Jagdish Vishwakarma, Minister of State, Govt. of Gujarat and other dignitaries at the helipad near Dhordo Village.
At the Tent City, Dhordo, Shri Dhankhar interacted with local artisans and folk artists. Thereafter, he along with Dr Sudesh Dhankhar witnessed the grandeur of the sunset at White Rann where the duo also took a ride in a camel cart.
Later on, the Vice President witnessed cultural performances by tribal & folk artists at Tent City, Dhordo.
Ministry of Finance
Exchange Rate Notification No.01/2022 - Customs 
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 , the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby makes the following amendments in the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs Notification No.98/2021-CUSTOMS , dated 16th December, 2021 with effect from 4th January, 2022.
In the SCHEDULE-I of the said Notification, for serial No.18 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely: -
SCHEDULE-I
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Sl.No.
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Foreign Currency
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Rate of exchange of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees
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18.
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Turkish Lira
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5.75
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5.30
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Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Shri Parshottam Rupala held a bilateral meeting today with Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Ms. Marie-Claude Bibeau
Both dignitaries have discussed the various ideas to further strengthen India - Canada friendship
Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri Parshottam Rupala held a bilateral meeting today with Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Ms. Marie-Claude Bibeau.
The two sides discussed the potential bilateral cooperation to strengthen livestock health management system, genetic upgradation of livestock, biosecurity measures, capacity building etc. Both sides felt that there is much to learn from each other in the related fields.
Exchanging information and expertise will help build the knowledge and capability of each other’s animal husbandry sector, which will have mutual benefits for both countries.
Both the dignitaries have discussed the various ideas to further strengthen the close and special unique India- Canada friendship.
Ministry of Defence
Production of Defence Products
Government has taken several steps to enhance self-reliance in indigenous design, development and manufacturing of defence products. Three Positive Indigenisation lists comprising of 310  items have been promulgated by Department of Military Affairs , Ministry of Defence on 21st August 2020, 31st May, 2021 and 07th April 2022, respectively with the timelines indicated against them beyond which the items would be procured from indigenous sources. The products have been offered to the industry to come forward for design & development.
Further, in continuous pursuit of self-reliance in defence manufacturing and to minimize import by DPSUs, Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence has notified two Positive Indigenisation Lists  of sub-systems/assemblies/sub-assemblies/components on 27th December, 2021 and 28th March, 2022. The 1st list contains 2500 items, which are already indigenized and 351 items which have been taken up for indigenisation. The 2nd list consists of 107 strategically important Line replacement units/major sub-assemblies. The list of these items and their details are available on SRIJAN portal for Industry to show their interest. The items are notified with a timeline beyond which there would be an embargo on their import. Till date, 154 items out of 235 items from the 1st Positive Indigenisation List and 4 items out of 107 items from the 2nd Positive Indigenisation List have already been indigenized.
With focus of Government on indigenisation and procurement of defence products from the domestic resources, the expenditure on defence procurement from foreign sources has reduced from 46% to 36% in the last 4  years i.e. from 2018-19 to 2021-22. Moreover, the Government, in the last four years i.e. from 2018-19 to 2021-22, has accorded Acceptance of Necessity  to 162 proposals worth Rs 2,51,130 crore approximately, under various categories of Capital procurement from domestic sources.
Further, the timelines for embargo on imports has been spread from December, 2020 to December 2028, so the assessments of savings on foreign exchange and opportunities for employment cannot be done at this stage.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Ms Debasree Chaudhuri in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Meeting by Cabinet Secretary on “Novel Coronavirus” outbreak
Cabinet Secretary today  reviewed the situation arising out of“Novel Coronavirus” outbreak in China.
2. Secretaries in the Ministries of Health, External Affairs, Civil Aviation, Labour, Defence, I&B and Member-Secretary, National Disaster Management Authority, DG attended the Meeting.
3. Cabinet Secretary was informed that till yesterday 137 flights have been screened .
4. Samples of 12 passengers were referred to NIV Pune. No positive case has been reported so far.
5. Following actions are being taken:
Ministry of Civil Aviation
 issue of instruction to airlines for managing and notifying anybody reporting illness on all flights with direct or indirect connectivity to China.
 facilitate in-flight announcements and
 distribution of health cards to all flights with direct or indirect connectivity to China.
Ministry of Home Affairs
To ensure that integrated check posts initiate screening of visitors across Nepal border. States have been requested to provide health staff for these check posts. SSB/ BSF/Immigration officers manning integrated check posts have been sensitized.
Ministry of Shipping
To initiate entry screening at the International ports having traffic from China.
6. Health Ministry also held a review meeting earlier today with Chief Secretaries to review the preparedness and screening in 5 states having border with Nepal. They have been asked to ensure that community level monitoring of passengers is undertaken through health staff.
7. It was decided that steps may be taken to prepare for possible evacuation of Indian nationals in Wuhan. Accordingly, Ministry of External Affairs will make a request to the Chinese authorities.
8. Ministry of Civil Aviation and Ministry of Health will make arrangements for transport and quarantine facilities respectively.